Harness-terret



No. 6|7,I09. Patented lan. 3, i399. A. E. LYCAN. HARNESS TERRET. (Appicaton led Aug. 11, 1897.)

(No Modal.)

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HARNESSMTERRET..

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 617,109, dated January 3, 1899.

Application led August l1, 1897. Serial No. 647,855. (Nofmodel.)

To a/ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT E. LYOAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Paris, in the county of Edgar and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Harness-Terret and Rein-Holder, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to harness-terrets, its object being to provide a device of this character of improved construction into which the reins may be entered or removed edgewise and be supported therein on one edge, with its wide faces in a vertical position and preferably between antifriction-rollers, which will prevent the rein from twisting, but allow it to have free play longitudinally with a minimum of friction.

With these objects in view the invention consists of the several details of construction and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described,and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings,Figure l is a side elevation i of a horse and harness, showing my improved terret and rein-holding strap in position. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the terret on an enlarged scale, detached. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the same.

Similar reference-numerals indicate similar parts in the several iigures.

l indicates the saddle, and 2 the reins,which may be of any ordinary or approved construction.

My improved terret is provided with a screwthreaded shank 3, having a flange or head 4 at its upper end, adapted to engage the saddle in the usual manner when the threaded shank is screwed into place. A short neck 5 extends upwardly from the iian ge and carries the horizontal bar 6, from the ends of which the vertically-disposed arms 7 and 8 extend.- These arms will preferably be bowed outwardly at their middle portions and have rounded edges.

The upper end of the arm 7 is bent inwardly to form a short horizontal arm 9, parallel to the bar 6, and which serves as a bearing for the upper end of a pin 10, the lower end of which pin is secured in the bar 6 on one side of the neck 5, and this pin serves as a journal for the roller 11. The arm S is also bent inwardly at its upper end to form a short arm 12, similar to the arm 9,which serves as a bearing for the upper end of another pin lO, which is secured at its lower end in the bar 6 on the other side of the neck 5 and serves as a journal for another roller 11. The rollers 1l`are thus supported in a vertical plane parallel to each other, with a space between them.

The arm l2 is extended forwardly and laterally in a horizontal plane to form a curved extension 13, which is so disposed as to leave a space 14 between it and the arm 9, through which space the rein may be inserted edgewise to bring it into position between the roll ers l1. The arm 12 and the extension 13 are together of about the same length as the bar 6,and the extension 13 will form a stop extenda ing across the upper end of the space between the rollers and effectually prevent accidental displacement of the rein from between the rollers. The upper edges of the bar 6 are rounded opposite the space between the rollers 11, as indicated at 15, for the purpose of preventing wear on the rein.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the rein 2 can be quickly inserted. in the ferret or removed therefrom, and that when it is in the terret it will be supported on one edge and held in a vertical position and be effectually prevented from twisting. At the same time it will be free to have longitudinal movement in the terret and a minimum of friction. Vith a terret made in accordance with my invention it will not be necessary to pass the rein endwise through it in order to get it in position, as the rein can be inserted edgewise at any portion of its length, and consequently much less time will be required and the wear on the rein caused by friction in drawing it through the terret avoided.

It will be understood that changes in the form, proportion,and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

A terret for harness, comprising a horizontal bar, vertical arms rising at their lower ends from the horizontal bar and having their upper ends bent inwardly and spaced apart, vertical rollers at the sides of the space formed between the bent terminals of the vertical arms and journaled thereto and to the said IOO ,n horizontal bar, and an extension in the plane my own I have hereto affixed my signature in of the said bent; terminals afnd projecting latthe presence of lWo witnesses.

erally from the inner end o one and ourvinv 1 T toward and around the inner end of the othel` ALBERT L CAN' 5 as shown and described for the purpose speoi- \Vitnesses:

j ed. GEORGE W. BABER,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as E. Gr. ROSE. 

